Archive for 'Iran'
A mistaken case for Syrian regime change
Aisling Byrne
Article posted on Asia Times Online on 05 January 2012 and republished by Counterpunch in the USA.
“War with Iran is already here,” wrote a leading Israeli commentator recently, describing “the combination of covert warfare and international pressure” being applied to Iran.
Although not mentioned, the “strategic prize” of the first stage of this war on […]
Posted: January 9th, 2012 under ARTICLES, AUTHORS, Democracy, Iran, Syria.
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Tour d’horizon: An Iranian optic on the Middle East and its prospects
Written by Seyed Mohammad Marandi, University of Tehran, exclusively for Conflicts Forum.
Almost a year ago, in a well-remembered Friday prayer sermon delivered on February 4, 2011, Ayatollah Khamenei spoke at length, in Arabic, about the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. At the time, the Egyptian people were on the streets attempting to topple the Western-backed […]
Posted: January 6th, 2012 under Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Obama administration, POLICY PAPERS, Political Islam.
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An Examination of the Ideological, Political and Strategic Causes of Iran’s Commitment to the Palestinian Cause
Conflicts Forum’s latest Monograph, by Amal Saad-Ghorayeb
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Posted: July 6th, 2011 under Iran, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, MONOGRAPHS, Palestinians, Political Islam.
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Ayatollah Khamenei and a Principled Foreign Policy
Seyed Mohammad Marandi
University of Tehran
Paper presented at the International Conference: RENOVATION & INTELLECTUAL IJTIHAD IN IMAM KHAMENEI, Beirut, 6 & 7 June 2011.
One of the most important points to keep in mind when discussing the leadership of Ayatollah al-Udhma Imam Khamenei is the very fact that he was chosen to succeed the towering figure of […]
Posted: June 28th, 2011 under ARTICLES, Bush Administration, Iran, Iraq, Islam and globalization.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States, and the Balance of Power in the Middle East
Sayyed Mohamed Marandi
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s interest in a stable Middle East is arguably greater than that of the United States—after all this is Iran’s neighborhood. For Iran to grow and prosper, it needs secure borders and stable neighbors. A poor and unstable Afghanistan, for example, inhibits trade and, potentially, increases the flow of […]
Posted: January 14th, 2011 under ARTICLES, Iran, Middle East, Obama administration, War in Iraq, War on terrorism.
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Iran and the end of Deference
Alastair Crooke
Article first published on Middle East Channel, foreignpolicy.com, June 2010
The additional sanctions which the Security Council imposed on Iran earlier this month, and the additional sanctions which the United States Congress passed last Thursday, make no sense in terms of policy coherence. No one really believes sanctions will force a change in Iranian […]
Posted: June 29th, 2010 under ARTICLES, Alastair Crooke, Iran.
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